17 SNOWS COURT NW
Year Built
1884
History
The cluster of houses at 8-20 Snows Court were designed and built in 1884 by Oliver Cox for developer Edwin Greer. Nos. 10-20 are extremely simple rowhouses, lacking any ornamental or architectural design.
The doors are at ground level, and generally lack ornamental features. The windows have shutters. The buildings end without a cornice.
In 2022, this compact 2 bedroom, one bath house with 700 sq. ft. sold for $691,000.00
Resident/Owner
11/1958 - Paul Clement, Jerry Kaplan
Recollections
Source Material
A History Project, FB Historic District Walking Tour. "Snows Court Row Houses ." https://theclio.com/tour/2098/6
Foggy Bottom Association News, Feb. 1961;
Rhea Radin, "From the Bottom Up," Foggy Bottom News, June 1959;
George Beveridge, "City's Foggy Bottom See Test Ground of Urban Renewal," Evening Star, Oct. 23, 1955;
EHT Traceries, historic area building survey, Nov. 1983
"Snows Court," FBNews, Nov. 1958
17 Snows Court, Street view (F. Leone, Mar. 2023)